Track File Uploads in Your Kotlin Application

File uploads are common functionalities in many Kotlin applications, allowing users to share files and media. Monitoring and tracking file uploads is essential for maintaining data integrity, managing storage usage, and ensuring a smooth user experience.

Saashound, a powerful real-time event tracking tool, offers seamless tracking of file uploads in your Kotlin application. By integrating Saashound directly into your application, you can effortlessly monitor file upload events and gain insights into user interactions.

Connecting Saashound to Your Kotlin Application

To begin tracking file uploads in your Kotlin application using Saashound, follow these simple steps:

  1. Sign up for a free Saashound account to start tracking your application’s events.
  2. Create your first project from the user-friendly dashboard.
  3. Access the settings and securely copy your unique API token.

Kotlin Integration

Integrating Saashound into your Kotlin application is straightforward. Use the following code snippet to track file uploads. Remember to replace API_TOKEN with your actual Saashound API token and update the project name to match your project.

Using okhttp
val client = OkHttpClient()
val mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json")
val jsonPayload = """
{
"project":"my-project",
"channel":"user-activity",
"event":"File Upload",
"description":"User ID 12345 has uploaded a file 'example.txt'."
,"icon":"đź“‚",
"notify":true
}
"""
val body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, jsonPayload)
val apiUrl = "https://api.saashound.co/log-event"
val request = Request.Builder()
.url(apiUrl)
.post(body)
.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer API_TOKEN")
.build()
client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
if (response.isSuccessful) {
println("Log event sent successfully!")
} else {
println("Failed to send log event. Response code: ${response.code}")
}
}

With Saashound tracking file uploads, you can:

  • Real-Time Monitoring: Monitor file uploads in real-time, ensuring smooth and reliable upload processes.
  • Storage Management: Track file upload sizes and frequencies to manage your application’s storage efficiently.
  • User Behavior Analysis: Gain insights into user interactions by tracking when and what type of files are being uploaded.
  • Custom Alerts: Set up custom alert rules to notify your team about specific file upload events.

Saashound Benefits

Saashound is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to developers and teams of all sizes. Here are some key benefits of using Saashound for tracking file uploads in your Kotlin application:

  • Ease of Use: Saashound offers a no-code event tracking solution, making it simple for anyone to implement and use.
  • Flexible Integration: Saashound can seamlessly integrate with your Kotlin application, capturing various file upload events.
  • Cross-Platform Support: Saashound’s cross-platform push notifications deliver alerts to your preferred devices, keeping you informed from anywhere.
  • Event Filtering: Customize which file upload events to track and receive notifications for, focusing on the most critical data.
  • Insights and Analytics: Utilize Saashound’s charts and analytics to visualize file upload data and gain valuable insights.

By leveraging Saashound’s tracking capabilities, you can ensure the seamless functionality of file uploads in your Kotlin application, better understand user behavior, and optimize your application’s file management system.

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  5. Monitor when a Database Goes Down in your Kotlin Application
  6. Monitor Database Query Performance in your Kotlin Application
  7. Monitor High Disk Usage in Your Kotlin Application
  8. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your Kotlin application
  9. Monitor failed logins in your Kotlin application
  10. Monitor failed payments for your Kotlin application
  11. Monitor memory usage in your Kotlin application
  12. Monitor MySQL downtime in your Kotlin application
  13. Monitor when a new feature is used in your Kotlin application
  14. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your Kotlin application
  15. Monitor Redis downtime in your Kotlin application
  16. Monitor Server Health and Uptime in your Kotlin Application
  17. Monitor suspicious activity in your Kotlin application
  18. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your Kotlin application
  19. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your Kotlin service
  20. Get a notification when your Kotlin code is done executing
  21. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using Kotlin
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  23. Track canceled subscriptions in your Kotlin application
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  26. Track your Kotlin cron jobs
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